ISLAMIC CHARACTER BUILDING

1. LOVE
2. ALTRUISM
3. CONTENTMENT
4. GRATEFULNESS
5. OPTIMISM
6. PATIENCE
7. حسن الظن
8. NO ENVY/JEALOUSY
9. أخوة
10. JUST
11. TRUST and TRUTH
12. استقامة
13. COURAGE
14. RESPECT
15. CLEANLINESS
16. MODESTY
17. BROAD MINDED
18. SELF-CONTROL
19. etc

LOVE
Being Loving, kind and compassionate
towards human beings
and
other creations of Allah

ALTRUISM
Being selfless,
Always put the interest of others
above own interest
Not being egoistic

CONTENTMENT
having qana’a/contentment
always feels at ease,
peaceful, and pleased with any situation

GRATEFULNESS
Being grateful to Allah
Realize that good and bad are both the manifestation of Allah’s mercy
and be grateful to other human beings

OPTIMISM
Knowing that Allah created human beings and the universe in a way that it best will support the life of human beings in this universe

PATIENCE
Lan yusibanaa illa maa katabal laahu lanaa.
La yukallifullahu nafsan illa wus’aha
Knowing that Allah will never test somebody more than he/she can bear,
Inna ma’al usri yusra wa inna ma’al usri yusra

حسن الظن
focusing on the good in others,
not gossiping or backbiting
Or judging

NO ENVY/JEALOUSY
not having envy or jealousy towards whatever goodness other people gained,

أخوة
having ukhuwwah/
camaraderie/
fraternity/
empathy towards others

JUST
Being just
And
Fair
And being able to put everything in its appropriate

TRUST and TRUTH
Being trustworthy and truthful

استقامة
Having
Integrity,
Persistence,
Perseverance
and
Hard-work

COURAGE
Being Courageous,
Confident
and Brave

PRUDENCE
Prudent,
Wise ,
Frugal and
Economical
(Not israf/tabdzir, but not stingy)

RESPECT
Being graceful
Polite
And
Respectful

CLEANLINESS
Being clean
Loving cleanliness
Not littering

MODESTY
Having Haya

BROAD MINDED
accepting of differences in cultures
and opinions,
being respectful towards other religions

SELF-CONTROL
not uncontrollably angry,
not uncontrollably happy,
not uncontrollably sad
etc

HAPPY
Being Joyful